How to "upgrade" a RHEL3/RHEL5 Dual boot system !

[Arndt, Klaus]

Hello,

 

I have here several RHEL3 / RHEL5 dual boot systems,

And would like now to "upgrade" the RHEL5 System via anaconda "upgrade" paht.

The issue I got is that anaconda use the first [root] partition in the system for the upgrade,

But on the first [root] partition in the system is RHEL3 installed, which should not be overwritten.

 

/dev/sda1 /boot

/dev/sda2 swap

/dev/sda3 / (RHEL3U7)

/dev/sda4 [Exended]

/dev/sda5 /1 (RHEL5U0)

 

I found in the Mailing list a possible Patch :

 

https://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2008-December/msg00019.html

 

but I would prefer to select the right Root partition in the %pre section of upgrade.cf

of rather then to select the right one if anaconda found more then one [root] partition 

on the system.

 

I check the RHEL5U3 /usr/lib/anaconda/upgrade.py

File from the Beta ISO but this has also the same methode, 

and select the first [root] partition for the "upgrade" :-(

 

Have anyone a Idea to realize this on RHEL5U1 or later ?

 

Regards

   Klaus

 

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